Whitney to Present at Sandler O'Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference

• Press Release
• Source: Whitney Holding Corporation
• On 2:00 pm EST, Thursday November 5, 2009

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitney Holding Corporation's (Nasdaq:WTNY - News) Chairman and CEO John C. Hope, III and Chief Risk Officer Joseph S. Exnicios will address analysts and investors attending the Sandler O'Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 12, 2009 beginning at 8:20 a.m. EST.

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Interested parties may access a live listen-only webcast of the presentation through the Investor Relations section of our website at www.whitneybank.com. The presentation will be archived for 30 days following the conference.

Whitney Holding Corporation, through its banking subsidiary Whitney National Bank, serves the five-state Gulf Coast region stretching from Houston, Texas; across southern Louisiana and the coastal region of Mississippi; to central and south Alabama; the panhandle of Florida; and the Tampa Bay metropolitan area of Florida.

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Trisha Voltz Carlson
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